The Department of Women and Child Development is one of the
major departments in the district, implementing the programs for women and children. The
main objective includes social ad economic development, health and nutritional status of
pregnant and nursing mothers and children. Through medias and public functions, health and
nutrition camps and mothers meeting create awareness among rural women to improve overall
living conditions. One of the major programme i.e., Integrated Children Development Scheme
(I.C.D.S.) covers all the seven taluks in the district. Activities are conducted like
pre-school education to children between 3 and 6 years and supplementary nutrition
programme for all eligible 6 months to 6 years children and pregnant and lactating mothers
for 300 days in a year. Quarterly health checkup is also conducted by the Medical Officers
and complete immunization is done to all children.

All the services are provided through the Anganwadi centers and in total,
there are 1197 anganwadi centers in the district. We have 803 departmental own buildings
out of 1197 Anganwadi centers. By 2005 A.D. it is planned to construct own buildings for
all the Anganwadi centers in the district.

Further it is
planned by 2005 A.D. that number of malnourished children will be reduced to below 10% and
the number of grade III and IV children will be less than one percent.

A significant
programme is being introduced by the State Government on women empowerment called "STREE
SHAKTHI" scheme. The scheme is introduced through self-help group in
rural and tribal areas with weekly savings and regular meetings at fixed places and
discuss their problems. A group consists of 15-20 women members, loan activities will be
there within the group members. To support this, after grading of the eligible groups,
they will be there within the group consists of 15-20 women members, loan activities will
be there within the group members. To strengthen Self Help Group 2918 groups have
been provided Rs. 5000/- each as Revolving fund amounting Rs.145.90 lakhs in additions to
their own savings. Further they will be trained different skill development
programme like making cup & plates in Areconel leaf, Agarbhati sticke, beautyparlour, Vermcid training, computer DTP &
fashion designsfor their improvement of
economic activities.

Awards:

National
award for exceptional childrens, Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva awards for the service of
children.National awards for child welfare
and Kittur Rani Chennamma awards are given to publics and Institutions who have done good
services for the welfare of children and women.

Udhyogini:

This is the scheme of giving loan and subsidy facilities to poor and poorest of the
women to constitute income generating activities.In
this scheme nationalized and other financial institutions are giving loan facilities at
very low interest rates.Women development
Corporation giving subsidy to those women who are eligible in this scheme.It gives 20% subsidy to general category women or may Rs.7500/-and 30% to special groups of women
like S.C, S.T, Physically Handicapped, widow etc., or may Rs.10000/- maximum scheme unit
is one lakh.According tothe activities taken by the beneficiaries, banks
are giving finance and subsidy will be released by the department.

Destitute Cottage for orphan
children:

Those
children who are not having parents will be admitted to the destitute cottage between the
age of 12 to 18 years and providing education, food and shelter.One Chowdeshwari destitute cottage is running at
Rambapuri Mutt, Balehonnur, N.R.Pura Taluk with the assistance of department.

Santhwana:

The
women who are under distress will be providing protection and shelter.The Toll free phone number is 1091.Five centres are running in this district. 1)
Kasturibasadana, Chikmagalur 2) Sanchi Honnamma Mahila Samaj, Mudigere.The centers will function for all the 24 hours
VeerabhadrewaraEducationsociaty, Kadur, Janachintana samste, Tarikere and Sahara
samste, Sringeri.

District Statistics

Taluk

No. of AW Centres Sanctioned

No. of AW Centres Functioning

Total No. of AWW's

Total AWH

Total Beneficieries

6 m
- 3 yrs

3
yrs - 6 yrs

Pregnant

Mothers

Nursing

Mothers

Chickmagalur

393

393

388

368

8026

5840

1808

1760

Kadur

455

455

439

395

9083

7802

1740

1997

Tarikere

322

322

316

291

6174

5647

1434

1438

Mudigere

258

258

234

188

3784

3112

830

807

Koppa

155

155

152

133

3353

2743

825

567

N.R. Pura

133

133

130

111

2221

1977

562

528

Sringeri

105

105

102

103

1162

1067

250

241

Total

1821

1821

1761

1589

33803

28188

7449

7338

m : months ; yrs : years ; AW : Anganwadi Workers ;

AWH : Anganwadi Helpers

Bhagaylakshmi
Scheme:

1)To
upheldthe status of Female Child in thesociety, the
honourable Government of Karnataka introduced this scheme " Bhagayalakshmi ''

came into existence from 1.4.2006

2)This scheme
pertained to only two female children of the family which are in the below poverty line
and also income of the family does notexeedsRs 12000/in
the rural parts and Rs 17000/ in the urban area.

3)Beneficiaries
will get worth of Rs.10000/- bond from 1.4.2006
to 31.7.2008.From 1.8.2008 onwards first Beneficiary of the family will get worth of
Rs.19300/- and IInd will get worth of Rs. 18350/-face value bonds.

The Beneficiary will get maturity value
After 18 years

YearFace valueMaturity value

2006-0710000/-32351/-

2007-0810000/-31765/-

2008-0910000/-31765/-

[01.04.08-31.07.08]

2008-0919300/-100097/-

[01.08.08-31.03.09] [onwards]

1st child

2st child 18350/-100052/-

4) Bhagyalakshmi beneficiaries will be provided scholarship from
1st standard

to12 th standard in different ranges those
who hadborn in
the period of

1.4.2006 to 31-7-2008.

Ist , IInd & IIIrd Standard
Rs. 300

IVthStandardRs. 500

Vth StandardRs. 600

VIth & VIIth StandardRs. 700

VIIIth StandardRs. 800

IXth & Xth StandardRs. 1000

XIth & XIIth StandardRs. 1200

5) The insured parent of the bhagyalkshmi beneficiary will come
under insurance